Valerie Serao of Stony Point, N.Y., was looking for the recipe for a carrot cake that she thinks might have been published in The New York Times in the late 1970s. Through many moves over the years, ...

Claudia Hamm has held onto her Great-Aunt Emma Taylor’s boiled raisin cake for half a century and figures her aunt probably had it for another 50 years before that. “My brother and I loved it, and I ...

The rum-soaked raisins add terrific flavor with a little punch, and the orange zest in the accompanying cream-cheese frosting was a nice touch. This cake would be perfect for really just about any ...

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bring sugar, coffee, butter, raisins and grated apple to a boil in a saucepan; boil for 10 minutes. Let cool. 2. Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, spices and nuts ...

Rum cake for breakfast? Don’t worry, the rum flavor is subtle and simply imparts a sweet spiciness to the tender pound cake. But for a non-alcoholic version, it’s okay to substitute the rum for an ...

1. Grease and flour two 9-inch layer cake pans. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and cloves. 2. Add mayonnaise, milk and ...

1: Grease a deep 9-inch square baking pan. Line bottom and sides with parchment. 2: On a floured work surface, roll out an 8-ounce piece of dough into a 9-inch square. Fold the dough into quarters and ...

This Easter, we’ve decided you can have cake for breakfast. After all, it is a holiday that’s already loaded with treats, so why not embrace the sweeter side of every meal. We took all the flavors of ...

In a large, deep skillet, heat the olive oil. Add the cumin and cook over moderate heat until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the onion, bell pepper, garlic, and Creole seasoning, stirring ...

Heat the oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 4. Butter a loose-bottom cake tin about 20cm x 8 cm (8in x 3 ¼ in). Line the base and sides with baking paper, and also cut out a circle for the top of the cake. In ...